Primer.



L. E. JOHNSON Hf M. MATHERS.

j PRIMER.

APPLICATION FILED 'DE01 27. 1913.

v Paietd Nov. 10, 1914.

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CALIFQRHI.

To all who/Init may concern:

Be it known that We, Lnucnvzi. JoHNsoN and HARRY M. Marriens,' 'citiaens of the United States, countyo Siskiyou and State of California, have invented certain new and useful linprovenients in Primers, of which the following is a specification.; reference being had te the accompanying drawings.

for internal combustion engines and has for its principal object to produce a simple, eili- `cient and reliable hand operated device of this character particularly vdesigned for use 15 pon .motorcycles and similar vehicles,

whereby the'cylinders of the engine may be properly primed when necessary.

Our invention has for a further and more speciiic object to provide a spring pressed plunger operating in a suitable cylindera said cylinder being mounted upon a base7 provided with a passage for the gasolene., a

connection between the base and the intake manifold of vthe engi-ne, a connection between the base and the gasolene supply tank, Valves arranged in said connections and noi.1- mally closing communication between the same and the base and adapted to be alter- 'nately opened and closed in the movemento the plunger in opposite directionssaidplunger being providedwith an extension to normally close the passageway in said base,' and thereby prevent leakage.V of the gasolene through the same and the engine cylinders.

The invention has'for a furtherohject to produce a device for the above purpose i which may be easily operated., will occupy but small space upon the vehicle and can be manufactured at comparatively Small cost.

With the abo-ve and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction andthe 'combination and ar- `rangement of parts'to be hereinafter more fully describedrpointed outin the claim and shown in the accompanying 'dra\ vings, in

pplication le December residing at Wecdi in the- This invention relates to priming devices one of its'ends threadedA the other end thereof designed v'for-.detachor caminan,

renaissance.. ingiere. ais. serial no. acacia rlhe upper v'endet the cylinder is with a removable cap Zihaving; a

central opening therein to-accoirnn'odatcx the y plunger red S. The upper end of this rod is equipped with a head 9 which; serves as a suitable hand hold furthe op tion of the plunger. L i

l0 designates the plunger. desired construction which if the loner end of the rod 8, jecting below the plunger and terminating in needle point indicated at '11. A coil` spring 12 of the requisite tensile strength is located around the rod 8 within the casing land bears at its lower end against the plunger l() and at its upper vend against the cap 7 of the cylinder. Adjacent the upper end or' the cylinder,, the same is provided in'vits body Wall Wit-li a suitable air outlet opening 13. I 'i '4 i v f The hase 6 is centrally formed with a passage lll, the intermediate portion of which is relatively narrow, said passage being 'larecl at its upper end, as indicated at l5,- to proifide a seat for the needle point -ll ofthe plunger rod 8.v This 'upper flared'end of the passage'la opens into a circular chamber 16 formed in the hase@ in which the lower .end of the cylinder 5 is detacltably mounted. as above stated. v'lhelower end sage 14 on the opposite sideof -its narrow central portion is also dared as indicated at 17 to provide a seat for the Avalve ball 18. 19 indicates aconnec'ting nipple which has `in .the-head G and able connection with the intake manifold of the. engine.l an intericr annular shoulder 20 against which one end cfa lvalve spring :2l"seats. The other end lofthis spring bears against the valve ball l18 and normally acts to yield# ingly hold said valve upon its seat. The'. basel-3 is furtherv formed with a laterally projecting nipple 22, the bore of which is in connnunicatio'n with 4the chamber 1G in the upper end ofthe base. A pipe conne-otion 23 is adapted fordetachable 'threaded engagement at one of its ends uponthe nipple Q2, said connection beine'`A provided 'with a suitable coupling member 2l for this puri'rosc.- .ln this coupling' member 'a valve bali is arranged and is yieldingly held upon its seat-2li by means of the vspring 2. This ed detachable coiniectio'n4 with the' of the pas!I A This nippl'e isprovided jivith'.

i re' -a-tes a suction through the chamber 1G 'in its normal position, f 4e i, tires'leeve.)l arranged upon'the .tion with the openingl.

6.@ The-other end ofthe pipe 23 is adapted. 'to beeonnected'toa liii-turn is connected tothe gasolene supplyy lT coupling- 28 which tank indicated lat 29. To tlielaterally ex .tending arm of-tliis coupling, the pipe 3 0 is connected, saidpipe supplying the gasolene from -the tank 29 to 'the:carbureter -*From the above description of the constructionl of our` invention, its operation will be understood as follovvs'z-fAssuming that the several parts of the priming device' are lin their normal positions, as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing, upon an upward pull by the voperator of the plunger 1G, the coil spring 12 ,-is, of course, placed under compression. The upward movement of the plungercreof the cylinder base 6 and moves the valve ball .25l to an open position against the action of the spring 27. v Gasolene is thus permitted (not to pass from the connection 23 into ,the L chamber 1G and downwardly through` the lt is tempassage 14 intbe cylinder basen -porarily held against movement into the manifold by tlievalve ball 18but upon thev 4release of the plunger, immediately act to force. the same down-4 wardly and the. pressure of said plunger upon the gasolene causes the valve' 18 jto open, Y thus permitting thel fuel tofifpass through the base 6' and the coupling nipple 19'into the manifold and from the latter to the several engine cylinders Vthrough the intake ports thereof. XVhen the plunger is of the plunger rod 8 ts tightly in the upper end of the passage 1li and closes tliesame, .thus 'preventing leakage of 'gasolene into 'tbe manifold of theengine.-l The'nipple 19 is preferably provided with an opening 31 through which air may enter and be carried ii and'with thev gasolene through the nip? ple` to :the several engine cylinders. The `quantity of air 4entering through tlns opening maybe regulated by the adjustment of nipple, said sleeve being preferablyconstructed of metal vorotlier friction-material `andliaving anl opening 33' which, by turning the sleev-e may be disposed in full or partial `registra- From tne foregoing description taken in connection -with the accompanying draw,-

the spring 12 will.

the needle point :1l

ings, it is believed that the construction, mannerof operation and several advantages ofl our improved primer for internal 'combustion engines will be clearly and fully understood. JO'Wing to the extreme simplicity of the device, it will be appreciated'that-the ing costaud will not add materially'to the selling price 'of4 motorcycles lor other vehicles upon-Which the same is applied.

The device may easily operated with a minimum of manual labor to quickly and thoroughly prime theengine cylinders.

lt will, of course, be understoodthat While in the; foregoing,"\ve have specifically referred to the construction and arrangement ments are susceptible of Avarious minor changes and We reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate modifications tliat may be fairly embodied -in the spirit and scopeof the invention, as claimed.

In a priming Ation engines, centrally posite ends, one end ofthe base being provided with a' chamber with which 'the pass .sage communicates, a vcylinder threadedv in said chamber, a plunger cylinder including a-rod liavmg a needle point on lo ne endengagingwith one of the tapered ends of said passage, a spring. ar-

ranged -in the cylinder upon said rod' and normally holding-the4 point; of the rod in the passage, a spring seated valve arranged in the other tapered end of the passage, a nipple connected tothe-base at .the latter end of the-passage and adapted for connection to the intake manifold v-of an engine, means for connecting the chamber of said base to a gasolenesupply reservoir, and a spring seated [valve in said-connection nordevic'e for` internal combusa base provided with a passage saine and lsaid chamber and adapted to bevopened by suction plunger inthe cylinder"against the action of 'said spring, the release .ofthe plunger opera-ting tol io1ce `tlie gasolenefrom the chamber throughthebase to the manifold. In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in-tlie presence of tivo- Witnesses.

LELICEE. JQHNSON.

HARRY M. MATHEns. "Witnesses:l

C. J. LU'rrRELL,

End. KIRWAN.

to operate 'in said' in the movement of the same can be produced at `small manufacturof the several parts employed, these eleconstructed. and iared at. its opfmallyiclosing communication.between the 

